History: Established by the Defense Production Act Amendments of
1951 (65 Stat. 131), July 31, 1951, to encourage small businesses
to contribute to defense production. Abolished, effective July
31, 1953, by the Defense Production Act Amendments of 1953 (67
Stat. 131), June 30, 1953. Liquidation activities and prime
contract administration transferred to the SBA by the Small
Business Act of 1953, and EO 10504, December 1, 1953.

Textual Records: Administrative subjects files, 1953-72 (372 ft.). Administrative and correspondence files of the
Administrator, 1982-83. Personal subject files of Administrator James C. Sanders, 1983-84. National directives, 1965-75
(300 fiche). Sample case files relating to applications for
business loans that were declined, canceled, or withdrawn, 1954-
55. Minutes of meetings, and conference proceedings, of the
National Advisory Council and of regional and state advisory
groups, 1954-68. Advisory Council files, 1969-70. Minutes of the Loan Review Board, 1953-56. Research reports from SBA sponsored
studies, 1961-62.

Loan Accounting Cash Collection System (LACCS) data files for the
period 1968-88 and for fiscal years 1989 and 1990, consisting of
public domain files and unsuppressed ("archives") files, with
supporting documentation.

Bibliographic note: Web version based on Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995.
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